Introduction about Sustainable Agriculture Standards

1. One World | One Standard
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2. What is Sustainable Agriculture ?
As per Wikipedia - Sustainable agriculture is farming in sustainable ways meeting
society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for
current or future generations to meet their needs. It can be based on an
understanding of ecosystem services.

3. Why Sustainable Agriculture ?
Modern agriculture has received global attention in three different respects:
(a) Increasing demand for food by rapidly increasing human population.
(b) Rising risks of agriculture-driven global environmental changes.
(c) Rising risks of food chain contamination and associated health hazards due to excessive
use of agrochemicals.
Note : The notion of the sustainable development of agriculture is based on the 1992 Rio
Declaration on Environment and Development, Chapter 14 of Agenda 21, adopted by the UN
General Assembly, and on the 1996 Rome Declaration of World Food Security.

4. Organic Farming
Organic farming is one of the sustainable agriculture practice in which agricultural land is
cultivated without the use of artificial fertilizers, or artificial pesticides, growth regulators and
livestock feed additives. It relies on crop rotation, compost, biological pest control,
mechanical cultivation, and other techniques using natural processes, to maintain soil
productivity and control pests. Organic farming excludes or strictly limits the use of
synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and livestock feed additives.

5. Organic Agriculture: Current Footprint

6. Sustainable Agriculture Standards (SAS)
We SAS – Sustainable Agriculture Standards started our journey in the year 2017
with a mission to define standard guidelines and practices for sustainable farming.
The ultimate goal of SAS is to help farmers and producers to produce sustainable and
pesticides chemical free agriculture product at every step of process.
The guideline defined by SAS is the result of more than 10 years of research and
study conducted in sustainable cultivation and processing fields across geography
around the world, hence one can assume that these standards are the crux of all
well defined and proven principals followed globally in organic sector.

7. SAS is a member of IFOAM Asia & IFOAM Organic International
SAS certified material can be accepted by GOTS
Member of Global Landscapes Forum

8. What we Do?
• Accreditation – provide certification in categories of labels – SAS-Organic, SAS-Natural etc.
• Third Party Inspection – outsource your inspection, detailed reporting and audit.
• Quality Assurance Service– quality assurance of end product before shipping.
• On-shore and Offshore inspection – physical verification and lab visit for evidence collection.
• Training Programs – trained and certify people to encourage agriculture sustainability.
• Encourage recycling and waste management –recycling and waste management standards.
• Trader and Supplier DB Warehouse – data sharing with channel partners.
• Digital & Analytical service – IT enabled and data analytical services

9. SAS Advantage
• Strict guidelines but easy and transparent process.
• On standards comprise of global standards - blend of proprietary (self owned) and all the
well known standards.
• N:1 category of standards – Multiple standards under one umbrella.
•Traceability at each step.
• Third party assurance.
• Advanced testing labs.
• Post certification support.
• Team of highly skilled auditors.
• Customize pricing plans.
• Supplier rating and feedback system.

10. SAS Certification Offerings

11. Agriculture produces/product grown or processed adhering with the ‘SAS Standard". Prohibited chemicals/ fertilizers never
used during the production or processing.
Agriculture produces/Products grown or processed adhering with the “SAS Standard” and in the transition period form
SAS-Conventional to SAS- Organic. The transition period usually will be from 24 months to 36 months from the first
inspection.
Agriculture produces /product grown or processed adhering with the “SAS Standard” and the level of chemicals within the
limit as per described in the CODEX For control of pest and disease, agrochemicals used with prior permission within
permissible limits.
Agriculture produces/ Products grown or processed adhering with the ‘SAS Standard” and shall be from single tree
only.
Agriculture produces/ product grown or processed adhering with the “SAS Standard”. Prohibited chemicals / fertilizers never
used during the production or processing.
Agriculture produces/ product recycled or waste managed adhering with the “SAS Standard”. Prohibited material never used
during the production or processing.

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